The united kingdom

A presentation about the UK made by the students of the 6th grade of the 4th Primary School in Ermoupolis, Syros, in Greece, with the help of their English teacher, in collaboration with the class teacher!

1. The United Kingdom A presentation about the UK by the students of the 6 th grade of the 4 th Primary School of Ermoupolis –Syros, in Greece, as a result of a geography project. The Cross-curricular approach was implemented getting the co-operation of English and Geography started.

2. The United Kingdom The United Kingdom is a country in north-western Europe and consists of two parts: Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain includes : Scotland , England and Wales.

3. The United Kingdom is an island country, which means that it is surrounded by the sea. To the south its border is The English Channel, to the East is the North Sea and to the West , the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

4. The capital city of the UK is London. However, the capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, of England, London, of Wales, Cardiff and of Northern Ireland, Belfast. The population of the UK is , approximately, 60,000,000 people. The land is about 130,279km2

5. The Union Flag has elements of all parts that form the UK, because it is a union of countries, after all.

6. The climate in the UK is cold, rainy and foggy. Perhaps, that is why British people always ask about the weather. It is mainly an agricultural country and farming is really important, although the Industrial Revolution began in England in the 18 th century.

7. The type of their government is : Constitutional Monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II, as their monarch. Their currency is the Pound Sterling (GBP)£.

8. The major language is English, but they also speak Gaelic in parts of the UK, mainly in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland. People say that E nglish is the international language and that is the most important influence of the UK in the world. The main religion is Christianity with the Church of E ngland the official church. It is, however, a multicultural society , open to everybody from everywhere .

9. Scotland and its capital Edinburgh are very famous for their beautiful castles, Harry Potter was filmed in one of those. Scotland is also famous for Loch ness and its monster, if it exists at all!

10. Wales and its capital Cardiff are famous for its university and the nice landscape.

11. Northern Ireland and its capital , Belfast, are famous for their history. Ireland is a country full of myths and magic, leprechauns and fairies.

12. London is , perhaps, the most famous city in England. There are many things to do and see, visit the Big Ben, the London Eye, the houses of Parliament, many museums and many more! London is the most populated city in the UK. The river Thames runs through the city.

13. The British people are very famous for their good manners and the fact that they are always on time. Being polite is very important. Their sense of humour is also very special and different. Mr Bean and the Monty Pythons are examples of their typical humour.The films based on books about James Bond and the stories of Agatha Christie give us many characteristics of the British people, too.

14. Shakespeare , with Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet, Tolkien with the Lord of the Rings and J.K.Rowling with Harry Potter are some of the most popular writers in the world , coming from the UK. Rock music would not be the same without the British as well. The Beatles, John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Pink Floyd, Oasis are a few of the names in rock that influenced music all over the world.

15. The British cuisine is not very popular. One of the few things that are known is the typical English breakfast. But not many people will like it!